Tech Leaders File Supreme Court Petition Against DICT, CICC, NTC Officials Over Discord Blocking

Petitioners ask Supreme Court to bar government from nationwide platform blocking - Frontpage PH

Five petitioners have asked the Supreme Court to strike down the government’s nationwide blocking of Discord in September and permanently prohibit authorities from unilaterally imposing similar restrictions on websites and social networking platforms. Carlo Ople, founder of Creators Against Corruption; businessman and technologist Eliezer “Eli” Rabadon; startup founder and Y

Tech advocates sue NTC, DICT, and CICC for Discord Ban

Following what happened after the CICC, DICT, and NTC blocked Discord and reversed it in less than 24 hours, a group of tech advocates lad by volunteer civic technology movement BetterGov.PH, filed a petiton against DICT Secretary Henry Aguda, CICC Executive Director Aboy Paraiso, and NTC Commissioner Ella Lopez for ordering the blocking of Discord. […]

Tech Leaders File Supreme Court Petition Against DICT, CICC, NTC Officials Over Discord Blocking

Five technology and legal advocates filed a Supreme Court petition to permanently bar administrative agencies from blocking online platforms without judicial oversight.

SC asked to curb DICT, CICC, NTC powers to block online platforms